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Committee hears bill to criminalize shining lasers at officers or aircraft
Summary
Senate Bill 156 would create a crime for knowingly directing a laser pointer at a law enforcement officer on duty or at an aircraft in flight; proponents told the committee the measure addresses safety risks for officers and pilots and mirrors existing federal law.
The Committee on Judiciary heard Senate Bill 156, which would create an offense for knowingly directing light from a laser pointer at a law‑enforcement officer engaged in the performance of duties or at an aircraft in flight or its flight path.
Jason Thompson, on the bill brief, said the statute would make directing a laser pointer at an on‑duty law‑enforcement officer a class A person misdemeanor and directing a laser pointer at an aircraft in flight a severity level 9 person felony. He said the aircraft provision would not apply to personnel authorized by an aircraft manufacturer or the Federal Aviation Administration to perform research, development or flight…
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